HSSC Group D-21/10/2023 (Morning Shift)

• The power station comprises three 500 MW units. Unit-I (500 MW) was commissioned on 1st November, 2010.
• It is located adjacent to the Mahatma Gandhi Thermal Power Project. Power generated from the project is mostly supplied to Haryana and Delhi.
• It is a joint venture company with: 50% share of NTPC Ltd. 25% of Haryana Power Generation Company Ltd (HPGCL, Haryana State company). 25% of Indraprastha Power Generation Company Ltd (IPGCL, Delhi State company).

• She was India's sole judoka at the 2012 London Olympics, competing in the Women's (63 kg) category.
• Garima has won many gold medals in National Games and in International Tournaments like the Asian Games, Commonwealth Games and SAAF Games.
• Garima is from Gurugram and plays for Haryana.

• Some famous players from Haryana who have played in the Ranji Trophy includes Kapil Dev, Ashok Malhotra, Chetan Sharma, Ajay Jadeja
• Some other players from Haryana who have played in the Ranji Trophy includes Ankit Kumar, Himanshu Rana, Rohit Sharma, Yuvraj Singh, Anshul Kamboj, Nishant Sindhu, Sumit Kumar, Amit Rana, Jayant Yadav, and Ashok Sandhu.

• Narnaul has 14 major historical sites in the city, of which three monuments are preserved by the Central Archeology Department and eleven Haryana Archeology Department. State
• The Jal Mahal was built in 1591 CE by Shah Quli Khan, a member of the nobility of the Mughal empire and the governor of Narnaul.

Ratvai is a popular dance in the Mewat region of Haryana, especially during the rainy season.

The dance is also popular in Gurugram and Firozpur-Jhirka town of Nuh district.

The sarangi, chordophone a traditional instrument, is commonly used in this dance.

• It is believed that only Lord Ganesha could write the tale of Mahabharata as said by Lord Brahma, so Maharishi Veda Vyasa asked him to write the tale as dictated by him.
• Vyasa was the son of Rishi Parashara and Satyawati and is considered one of the seven immortals per Hindu mythology.

• Haryana is the seventh largest cotton-producing state in India, contributing around 5% of the country's total cotton production.
• The major cotton-growing districts in Haryana are Hisar, Sirsa and Fatehabad.

• According to the latest available data, the GSDP of Haryana for the financial year 2020-21 was 7,806,123.5 million. On the other hand, the GSDP of Bihar for the same period was 5,940,164.0 million which is less than Haryana's GSDP.
• The GSDP of Punjab for the financial year 2020-21 was 5,396,865.5 million, which is less than that of Haryana.
• The Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) is a measure of the economic performance of a state.

• It creates a large water reservoir out of the formerly-small Dhanur lake, located near the village of Ottu, which is about 8 miles from Sirsa City.
• Damdama lake is the largest lake in Haryana and was formed when a stone and earthen dam constructed by the British was commissioned for rainwater harvesting in 1947.

• Some important ornaments worn on the different body parts are listed below:
• Wrist: Kangan, Kada, Kangani, Chuda
• Ears: Karnafool, Jhumka, Boojali, Boojani
• Neck: Kanthi, Kanthla, Galshri
• Nose: Koka, Nath, Purli, Nathali